*Note: Because the movie follows the book so closely, this will be a combo review. Baz Luhrmann's 2013 adaption of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel is a true masterpiece. It follows the novel to the letter, each scene drenched in the saturated color Luhrmann is known for. DiCaprio brilliantly captures the fear, denial, and delusional certainty … Continue reading The Great Gatsby-One Man’s Mirage
Author: elenasgrace
Passengers-The Power of Isolation
Passengers is a thoughtful movie that explores the primal human need for community. After spending a year alone on the Starship Avalon due to a technical malfunction, Jim encounters (in an interesting way) Aurora, a young beautiful writer. (So she and I are kind of twins. 😉 ) As the only two humans awake on … Continue reading Passengers-The Power of Isolation
A Toast to A Poet
I am a poet I scrape the insides of my mind Excavate old wounds, old scars For the pleasure of others I Write so furiously A thunderstorm struggles to keep up I writeandwriteandwriteandwriteandwrite Until I Stop Dead in my tracks Out of words Out of food for the soul And then I start again When … Continue reading A Toast to A Poet
Soldier’s Last Rites
* I wrote this imagist poem in about five minutes in American Lit class, and then expanded on it in prose. _________________________ Stand at attention Watch him descend A folded flag And a legacy of honor Six men One coffin One childless mother _________________________ Mary Wilson watched in shock and grief as Liam's body was … Continue reading Soldier’s Last Rites
Elena’s Grace 